THE FANDOM ZONE 343: "The Northern Star" Is Up!

 
"Do you try to be abrasive? Is it part of your tradecraft?"
"I am what I am, Mrs. Fisk."
"I doubt that very much."
-- Vanessa Fisk and Mr. Charles, Daredevil: Born Again -- "The Northern Star"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Northern Star", the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and introducing Matthew Lillard as Mr. Charles!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik's Montreal Canadiens beating my Columbus Blue Jackets, Mr. Charles being the maneuver from Inception, Matthew Lillard as Bill Hastings on Twin Peaks: The Return, some comics background on Daredevil's black costume, the black costume being representative of Matt succumbing to his darker urges, the Max Headroom signal hijacking incident from 1987, wondering when the payoff for Daredevil leaving a ticking watch in a munitions crate will happen, Karen's sly reference to Jessica Jones, the Punisher not getting into a romantic relationship with Karen, Mayor Fisk spinning the sinking of the Northern Star as "domestic terrorism", Attorney General Severud suddenly pledging his support to Mayor Fisk after a call from Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, wondering how long the alliance between Mayor Fisk and Valentina will last, Heather intentionally tanking the questionnaire for the Swordsman, Matt feeling the only way he can fight Fisk is as a full-time vigilante, the "Mayor Kingpin" hacks of the BB Report being very similar to the Max Headroom signal jiacking incident, the Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF) being an obvious metaphor for ICE, the Fisks not appreciating Mr. Charles' abrasive behavior, wondering if BB Urich is the one under the "Mayor Kingpin" mask, Daredevil getting distracted during a fight with the AVTF when Cherry starts having a heart attack, Bullseye saving Daredevil's life, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, discussing two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again next week, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Shoot the Moon" and "The Scales & The Sword", the second and third episodes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Wilson Bethel as Bullseye/Benjamin Poindexter, and Tony Dalton as Swordsman/Jack Duquesne!